Every parent should keep that in mind when junior wants to be a star player in a selected sport. Make sure you pay up for really good coaching. He or she will be can't miss and it will more than pay off in the end.

At this point I would like to see how Garcia would handle batting third. Having Dunn behind him might give him some better pitches to see instead of batting 6th with Gillaspie or Keppinger behind him. I think the kid can handle the pressure, if there is any pressure with a last place team 28 games under .500.

__________________Coming up to bat for our White Sox is the Mighty Mite, Nelson Fox.

He's a 40 hitter who projects to a 45. They didn't get him because he was going to hit .280. They got him because of the 65 power that projects higher. As long as he hits .250, he'll be a stud.

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At this point I would like to see how Garcia would handle batting third. Having Dunn behind him might give him some better pitches to see instead of batting 6th with Gillaspie or Keppinger behind him. I think the kid can handle the pressure, if there is any pressure with a last place team 28 games under .500.

That's probably a mismatch. Garcia's never going to be an on-base or hit machine. He's more in the 5/6 mold.

At this point I would like to see how Garcia would handle batting third. Having Dunn behind him might give him some better pitches to see instead of batting 6th with Gillaspie or Keppinger behind him. I think the kid can handle the pressure, if there is any pressure with a last place team 28 games under .500.

I agree with you there. Also, I feel like we can better take advantage of his speed by putting him behind De Aza and Alexei. If Paulie or Dunn get on base, Garcia's speed is going to be a bit stifled. Perhaps Robin doesn't want to put too much pressure on the kid by dropping him into the 3 hole?

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It's not like Garcia is a power hitter right now. He has the body...therefore the projection to have power. But he is a gap to gap and singles hitter right now in the majors. I really hope everyone doesn't expect this kid to be the savior of the franchise offensively. He seem like he has a chance to be a good contributor to a team for a good amount of time.....but lets not anoint him to be the next great power hitter when he has 140 AB's in the Majors. Kid has a good arm, nice wheels and has a chance to be a decent hitter but he still has some issues to work on.